practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
place of departure; point of origin (e.g. of a shipment)
great physical power; animal strength
grappling firmly; being locked together
ancient Japanese martial arts
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
main section (of a newspaper); central column; this newspaper; our paper
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
normal practice; proper practice
hanging loosely; dangling limply
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
very rich person; the super rich
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
lek (communal ground used by birds in mating season); lekking
oblong; landscape orientation
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
initiative taken by bureaucrats in the drafting of government policies and bills (rather than by politicians)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
Canopus (star in the constellation Carina); Alpha Carinae